Community briefs: April 25

Published: Thursday, April 25, 2013 at 7:55 a.m.

Last Modified: Thursday, April 25, 2013 at 7:55 a.m.

Tour de Falls gets ready to roll

The Tour de Falls will be held May 11-12 in DuPont State Recreational Forest. The tour includes a 12-mile tour by shuttle bus to four sites in the forest: Triple Falls, High Falls, Bridal Veil Falls and Lake Julia.

Buses will leave the event parking area about every 30 minutes from 9 a.m. until 2:30 p.m. At each stop, visitors can get great views of the falls, take photos and explore the forest.

The tour takes three hours or longer, depending on how much time is spent at each stop. Volunteers will be on each bus and at each stop to provide information about the history of the area and efforts to protect the historical and natural resources within this 10,400-acre forest.

A donation of $6 for ages 6 to 17 and $12 for ages 18 and up is requested.

The tour begins and ends at the event parking area at 1300 Staton Road, Cedar Mountain. Call 828-877-6527 or visit www. dupontforest.com for more information.

Great Quotes talk set for May 2

The Great Quotes Program will meet from 7-9 p.m. May 2 at the Smoky Mountain Theater, Lake Point Landing, 333 Thompson St., Hendersonville.

The speaker is Rabbi Cohen, who received rabbinical ordination from Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion in New York City. Cohen received a Ph.D. from Brandeis University. His interests include bioethics, theology, philosophy, poetry and fiction. He is the author of many articles. He has just completed a novel, “The Search for Shmulie Shimmer.”

A $5 donation is requested, and it all goes to a general scholarship at Mars Hill College. Call 828-685-9995 for details.

Vet clinic holding grand reopening

Riversong Veterinary Clinic in Brevard will hold a grand reopening open house from noon to 5 p.m. May 4 at the clinic, which relocated to the Market Street Business Complex on April 3 from a previous office near Caldwell Street.

<p>Tour de Falls gets ready to roll</p><p>The Tour de Falls will be held May 11-12 in DuPont State Recreational Forest. The tour includes a 12-mile tour by shuttle bus to four sites in the forest: Triple Falls, High Falls, Bridal Veil Falls and Lake Julia.</p><p>Buses will leave the event parking area about every 30 minutes from 9 a.m. until 2:30 p.m. At each stop, visitors can get great views of the falls, take photos and explore the forest.</p><p>The tour takes three hours or longer, depending on how much time is spent at each stop. Volunteers will be on each bus and at each stop to provide information about the history of the area and efforts to protect the historical and natural resources within this 10,400-acre forest.</p><p>A donation of $6 for ages 6 to 17 and $12 for ages 18 and up is requested.</p><p>The tour begins and ends at the event parking area at 1300 Staton Road, Cedar Mountain. Call 828-877-6527 or visit www. dupontforest.com for more information.</p><p>Great Quotes talk set for May 2</p><p>The Great Quotes Program will meet from 7-9 p.m. May 2 at the Smoky Mountain Theater, Lake Point Landing, 333 Thompson St., Hendersonville.</p><p>The speaker is Rabbi Cohen, who received rabbinical ordination from Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion in New York City. Cohen received a Ph.D. from Brandeis University. His interests include bioethics, theology, philosophy, poetry and fiction. He is the author of many articles. He has just completed a novel, “The Search for Shmulie Shimmer.”</p><p>A $5 donation is requested, and it all goes to a general scholarship at Mars Hill College. Call 828-685-9995 for details.</p><p>Vet clinic holding grand reopening</p><p>Riversong Veterinary Clinic in Brevard will hold a grand reopening open house from noon to 5 p.m. May 4 at the clinic, which relocated to the Market Street Business Complex on April 3 from a previous office near Caldwell Street.</p><p>Open since 2008, Riversong in an integrative veterinary practice offering holistic and conventional services for small animals. Services offered include acupuncture, herbal medicine, wellness care, routine laboratory testing, outpatient surgery, dentistry, nutritional consultations, and end-oflife services.</p><p>Ann D. Holshouser, DVM, is the practice owner. Holshouser also serves as a consulting veterinarian for Friends for Life Forever Farm and as a board member for Friends of the Animals Shelter.</p>